What Armaex B.V. does

Armaex B.V. is a Dutch professional services firm specialising in the detection and clearance of explosive remnants of war (UXO/OOO), founded in 2009 and headquartered in Rijssen, Overijssel, Netherlands. The company operates a full-service workflow comprising desk research and risk assessment under the CS-VROO certification scheme, work preparation and project planning, detection and approach using analogue and digital surface magnetometry, metal detection, and depth detection, ground-penetrating radar (GPR) research compliant with CROW500, and final site release with formal handover of discovered ordnance to the Dutch Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service (EODD). Armaex has developed proprietary depth-detection equipment including the "Stitcher" (De Stitcher) tracked vehicle capable of 12-metre depth probing and an excavator-mounted Sondeerplatform for confined-space and underwater detection, supplemented by the MDE Drive system. The company is CS-OOO certified for both military (Sub-area A) and civilian (Sub-area B) detection work, and holds ISO 9001:2015 and VCA** quality and safety certifications.

Armaex generates revenue through project-based professional services contracts quoted individually to clients, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Its go-to-market is enterprise field sales driven by direct client engagement rather than mass marketing, supported by a multilingual website (Dutch, English, German) and a LinkedIn presence. The primary customer segments are construction and infrastructure companies undertaking ground-disturbing projects (including renewable-energy developers such as Solarfields), government agencies managing public real estate and former military sites (such as Rijksvastgoedbedrijf and the Dutch Ministry of Defence), and environmental remediation firms (such as Suez RR IWS Remediation). Distribution is direct and domestic, with field teams travelling to project sites across the Netherlands.

The firm operates with approximately 20 employees, including General Director Richard Jacobs, and runs an in-house training academy with an approximately 2-hectare practical training ground in Rijssen for ERW safety training. Armaex is an independent private limited company (B.V.) with no disclosed parent, subsidiaries, external funding rounds, or public listing, and reports no AI/ML or software-platform capabilities beyond its physical detection toolkit.

Name

Armaex B.V.

Legal name

Armaex B.V.

Website

https://armaex.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Armaex B.V. is a Dutch UXO detection and clearance firm founded in 2009, providing explosive remnants of war risk assessment, magnetometry and GPR-based detection, and site release services to construction, government, environmental remediation, and defence clients across the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

UXO Detection and Clearance Services

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690)

akta.pro primary industry

Mine Action & Explosive Ordnance Risk Reduction (EOD/ERW) (BPADAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Mine Action & Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) (BPADADAM)

Keywords

• Unexploded ordnance detection
• Explosive remnants clearance
• Ground penetrating radar survey
• Magnetometry depth detection
• UXO risk assessment

Headquarters

HQ city

Rijssen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. UXO Detection and Clearance Services: Armaex provides professional detection and clearance services for explosive remnants of war (UXO/OO). Services include risk assessment, desk research/preliminary investigation, detection work, site release, and safety training courses. Projects are typically contracted engagements for specific sites requiring UXO clearance before construction or development.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Armaex is a Dutch investigation company that detects, locates, and clears explosive remnants of war (UXO/OO) such as bombs, grenades, mines, and ammunition on land and water sites. Services span historical desk research, project planning, in-field surface and depth detection using magnetometers, metal detectors, and ground-penetrating radar, through to secure handover of recovered items to the Dutch Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service (EODD) and formal site release. The offering also includes compliance-based safety training courses on explosive remnants of war.

Product overview

Armaex B.V. is a professional UXO (Unexploded Ordnance) detection and investigation company offering a comprehensive suite of explosive remnants of war (ERW/OOO) detection services. The company's portfolio includes multiple detection technologies: Analogue Surface Detection and Digital Surface Detection for real-time and non-real-time area scanning; Depth Detection services utilizing the proprietary 'Stitcher' tracked vehicle, an excavator-mounted Platform, and MDE Drive for various ground conditions up to 12 metres depth; and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) research. These technical services are complemented by advisory offerings: Risk Assessment/Desk Research (historical investigation per CS-VROO standards), Work Preparation/Project Planning, and Site Release procedures. The company also provides Education and Safety Training services including certification courses and bespoke training sessions. The integrated workflow moves from preliminary research through detection to final site handover to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service of the Ministry of Defence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Risk Assessment / Desk Research Historical preliminary investigation service carried out in accordance with the Certification Scheme for Preliminary Investigation and Risk Analysis of Explosive Remnants of War (CS-VROO). Consults aerial photographs, archives, literature, and press releases to determine whether a site may contain explosive remnants of war and the risk level.
• Work Preparation / Project Planning Preparation service producing a detailed project plan that provides an overview of the planned work and activities related to the detection of explosive remnants of war and the procedures if ordnance is discovered.
• Detection and Approach Application of modern detection techniques (magnetometer, metal detector, ground-penetrating radar) to scan project areas for water and soil disturbances. Detection results are digitally recorded, analysed, and compiled into reports; identified objects are accessed and secured by certified detection teams.
• Site Release Final-step service in which recovered explosive remnants of war are handed over to the Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service (EODD), followed by preparation of a handover report and formal release of the project site to the client.
• Analogue Surface Detection (Real-time) Detection technique using a magnetometer and/or metal detector to scan search areas in systematic grid patterns, locating explosive remnants of war at depths up to 4.5 metres below ground level in real time.
• Digital Surface Detection (Non-Real-time) Detection technique using multiple magnetometers to survey large areas accurately and efficiently, with detection depth up to 4.5 metres below ground level; results are digitally recorded and analysed by specialists.
• Depth Detection — Stitcher Proprietary tracked vehicle that hydraulically presses a magnetometer into the ground for depth detection of munitions in soft-soil areas, with a maximum depth range of 12 metres below ground level, fully automatic levelling, and real-time inclination angle measurement.
• Depth Detection — Probing Platform Excavator-operated probing platform providing hydraulic and electrical power for depth detection. Suitable for confined spaces such as indoor halls, embankments, railway tracks with overhead lines, and depth detection on water; easy to transport and quick to set up.
• Depth Detection — MDE Drive Depth detection device that matches speed and versatility across various types of detection sites, used by Armaex as part of its depth detection offering.
• Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Research Subsurface imaging technique that transmits electromagnetic waves into the ground via a transmitting antenna and captures the reflections from objects and changes in soil composition. Detects cables and pipes (CROW500 compliant), landfill sites, foundations, and voids in the ground.
• Education and Safety Training Safety training courses on explosive remnants of war, including Basic Knowledge of ERW competence-level certification, bespoke safety training, knowledge sessions for work planners and HSE staff, and presentations on the investigation process.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Explosieven Opruimingsdienst Defensie (EODD)coreOthersAfter completion of investigation team work, found explosive remnants of war are handed over to the Dutch Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service (EODD). This is a required regulatory handoff for all discovered UXO items.
• Suez RR IWS Remediation B.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on remediation projects. At the Hembrugterrein project, Suez executes the sanitation/remediation work while Armaex accompanies and supervises the work in OO-suspect areas.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• WSP: Global engineering consultancy delivering environmental, ground-investigation, and UXO risk-management services as part of large infrastructure and transport programs. Overlaps Armaex on UK/EU UXO services and acts as a prime contractor on integrated site-investigation mandates.
• Tetra Tech (including RPS Group): Global consulting and engineering firm whose environmental and site-assessment practice (including the RPS Group acquisition) provides UXO risk assessment and clearance services as part of broader infrastructure and remediation mandates. Comparable to Armaex on UXO desk research and survey, but typically bundles it with much wider engineering and environmental services.
• AECOM: Multinational infrastructure consultancy with a long-standing global EOD/UXO practice supporting defense, federal, and large infrastructure clients. Comparable offering for risk assessment and clearance, but delivered within much broader, multi-disciplinary capital-program contracts.

Direct peers

• 1st Line Defense: UK-based specialist UXO risk-management and clearance firm providing desk study, survey, and armed/unarmed response for construction and development clients. Closely matches Armaex's CS-OOO-style certification-driven, detection-led service model for a similar Northern European end-market.
• Reach Subsea (UXO division): Norwegian-headquartered subsea and survey group with a dedicated UXO/UXO-survey division serving offshore wind, cable-lay, and marine infrastructure clients. Comparable to Armaex in offering depth-detection and magnetometer-based UXO clearance, but tilted toward marine/offshore rather than terrestrial civil construction.
• LandScope Engineering: UK utility-survey and GPR specialist with an integrated UXO detection offering using magnetometry and GPR for developers, contractors, and consultants. Direct peer for Armaex's combined GPR + magnetometry detection services targeting construction-sector pre-build clearance.
• Dynasafe (BACTEC International): Germany-headquartered EOD/UXO services group (incorporating the former BACTEC International brand) offering detection, clearance, and disposal of explosive ordnance for government, defense, and infrastructure clients. Directly comparable to Armaex in service scope (UXO/ERW risk reduction) and end markets across European defense and civil construction.

Regional players

• Fugro: Dutch-based global geotechnical and site-investigation firm with adjacent UXO, geophysics, and offshore-survey capabilities for energy, infrastructure, and offshore-wind clients. Comparable to Armaex on Dutch-based geosciences and detection services, but with a much wider non-UXO portfolio and a more international offshore focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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